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How do you stay motivated when loss is slow?
It's so frustrating! I've been eating 1200 kcal for the last few months. At first, the weight just fell off. But after I got under 120 lbs, it kept creeping slower and slower. Now I'm down to 116 and I have to bust my *kitten* to lose 1 pound per week. Workouts that used to burn an extra 300-400 kcal at the beginning now…
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Are steps per day a good way to gauge activity level?
I consider myself lightly active at best, because I spend most of the day sitting. But I make sure to get at least 15,000 steps per day. Am I gauging my activity level incorrectly? I do like to run, but I don't do it as often as I probably should. I just don't think that the time I spend walking is enough to balance out…
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Sick-- will gentle exercise make things worse?
I got blindsided by a stomach bug this morning. My symptoms are all below the neck, so I know running is out of the question. Can I just walk the distance I'd usually run? Google is giving me mixed results. I'm getting pretty antsy just laying in bed. I've still got a low fever, but the medicine is starting to handle my…
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Are resistance band exercises worthwhile?
My aunt was cleaning recently and gave me a whole bag of exercise bands she'd had laying around. I've never used these before. Are they any good? How do they compare to regular body weight calisthenics? Google gives me a lot of mixed information, so I figured I'd look around and see if anyone had experience with these.…
